The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16
SOME REFOan ERRORS


We observe n the E'iaqgz9s q yesterday
significant clangs Of tone ia diaenasing fbe
reform conspiracy. Our esteemed oolitein-
rloTafy no longer weBrB l3ie cnuf1deIt air q
tuesdaE, acknowledging the plot and ask
ING: what are you gping 10 do about il -
A ngpaonehlul, aFRumeufutiVe rpirit has Ffle-
oeeded y thst boasful hilal4ty which char
eetefakea it, eaflisr utterances s+ilhou
eenst not sey did iti" Il nov ille ansHsr 10
cur accusation.
But Z Is rather late u che any for tbis
transcription Ac4. Too much has been SAID
BY our valued oontcmD5rGry, ~ smaller but
equaly earnest reform Organs and reform
orators and lRapagers. Only two days ago
thg F9egzganae, in q burst Of confidence, al
Initted the salient features Of our charge,
and egppbnsiged Vie admission BY expressing
lts pElde ia the design and basing roseate
hopes Upon the outcome II spoke in q vein
81 perfect satisfaction with The HcheEne, re-
ferTed 70 i es something quite beyond the
need 81 justification SID fully worthy II "A
astuDe .pUllticlnp's pride. Only D few days
ago. fhe Rl&queEn5neE f'r0feetor, entering
still faTther into details, aud Just D triae
more lndliierent " appearances, Pr9cigiIned
the purpose o. the ref0rfners 10 Btill elearer
teE9ns and disclosed iae methods BIZ which
they proposed 70 zauEEle DeInoeracys voice
IN Louisiana.
Our resders have not forgotten Mr.. zach
afle's circular, either. Az far beck 90 Moy,
10 be sent olt, ~ Tie nn7ne Of the kicholls
campaign c9Ininjbtee, letter Of instructions
to the fiitiiful IN East FTilieiana in which,
1noDg other interesting THINGS he said;
Our ADVICE To you il 10 leave no stone I'M
turned 10 have the "details Of your mRssm meet.
ing arranged ID advance.
"Ayraaqe ne dsta0s N aGBazsOe.H mother
words, 'aHpgint your delegates, 1eeide upon
your majority, draft your resolutions, and
declare your results before the mass meet,
ing ensembles and without any reference IL
its character, end then stick 10 IL tbpouph
thick and thin nfterward That ID what
Mr. HachaEie meRllt By arranging the De.
tails II advance, 1or, further along IN hi
ltHeSf95 t6at o,sr friends IN East FsltotonO
viii not b. caught fiQpp9aj0. on N they are,
met tlasg 'eiU not sls5TgN o q depreciation q
their rights as Df7no1i0ts.n
Ia other words if, after haying atreHEed
those details 10 advance they should find thai
tbs inRss meeting stpplely refused 70 follow
out the programme, then they must stand
upon their rights IS refOrmerB and contest
4 For Mr. EachArie adds, ID explanation Of the
strong Necessity 81 securing ERRt FeiielRnai
Nothing would bring such elHeopyage'
ldeut 70 our cause rs the loss OF EaBt keii,
eiana, which has besn regarded - s Juns
4 parish. and to lose IL at this time 10 the ID,
I ception II the campaign. would diReunraRt
our fFlendB end encourage the enemy great
4 IL, inasmuch aB the lRtter hold out 70 tbl
! pubic that they donOt claim -, Yours truly,
T.. @. ZAoHAHlE5 for Committee.
4 tbs too late fer the PiGNlRlae 70 bark bach
! impulEive outbunst Of Tuesday morning wa
I much more ooHsmeudable and ingenious
4 Not only "a II too late--it Il idle. Hers va
I have TIE plain admissions Of the organs anG
4 Tie managerB Of reform that they intend X
L appr0uTirte what they cannot fRiFly WIN, and
4 % contest when they are sQuhrely beaten.
4 Our eEeehent neighbOr, however, p mis-
/ taken IA assuming that we are appalled, o.
! alarmed or even disconnected over the dis
4 oQNery Of the reform plot We were prepared
4 Tor Il after their tactics in the State Csntra.
/ COMMITTEE. We were convinced BY VIVA
/ happened IN Cad.dO, Grant, Webster and "a
/ Soto. The PldGpBf'S hdinif1ons, iii
| Rlt.queminas F7iotoct0g,'s boasts, Mr. Zae'ha
4 riea opportune Eeai-GN these things WerG
! Int the euibroidery upon the fabric, 9hel
atp interesting but they were hardly neoes
sBry. Neither should the ref9rrners fall int
tllq error ~ Bni3posinR that sheir carefully
prepared and tendafly nW$Ured plan wi
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